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Coreopsis Zagreb Plants for Sale Online
The cheery yellow blooms of Coreopsis Zagreb will add a flair to any sunny garden! Coreopsis Zagreb is just a little bit shorter than Coreopsis Moonbeam. Zagreb has bright yellow flowers that sit atop tall, erect, lacey, somewhat mound-forming, delicate-looking, green foliage that has an airy appearance. The flowers are abundant and bloom continuously throughout the entire summer. Removal of the faded blossoms encourages re-blooming and healthier flowers. Truly a colorful sight. Great in gardens with poor soil.
Hardiness Zone: | 3-9 |
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Mature Height: | 12 to 18 Inches |
Mature Width: | 18 to 24 Inches |
Classification: | Perennial |
Sunlight: | Full sun |
Habit: | Upright, clump forming |
Flower Color: | Bright yellow |
Flowering Season: | Mid-June through August |
Foliage: | Green |
Soil Condition: | Prefers dry, average to sandy soil |
Water Requirements: | Water well until established |
Uses: | Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting; attracts pollinators |
How to Care for Coreopsis Zagreb
Before you buy a Coreopsis Zagreb Plant, make sure to read about the recommended care instructions to keep this plant healthy and thriving.
How do I plant a Coreopsis Zagreb Plant?
We suggest when planting your newly purchased Coreopsis Zagreb plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.
How do I water Coreopsis Zagreb?
After back filling and lightly compacting the 50/50 mix of existing soil and compost give the Coreopsis Zagreb a good deep watering. This is not to be rushed. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks.
How do I fertilize Coreopsis Zagreb?
Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. We recommend feeding your Coreopsis Zagreb in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds. Bio-tone starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as Espoma Flower-tone at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy foliage and stem growth. Follow this up with another early summer application of Espoma Flower-Tone, this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers.
How do I mulch Coreopsis Zagreb?
We highly recommend that you mulch your Coreopsis Zagreb with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.
Additional Information
Coreopsis Zagreb is just a little bit shorter than Coreopsis Moonbeam. Coreopsis Zagreb has bright yellow flowers that sit atop tall, erect, lacey, somewhat mound forming, delicate (threadleaf) looking, green foliage that has an airy appearance. The flowers are abundant and bloom continuously throughout the entire summer. Removal of the dead blossoms encourages longer blooming and healthier flowers. Truly a colorful sight. Great in rock gardens and gardens with poor soil. Makes a good cut flower. Cheery orange-yellow blooms will add a flare to any sunny garden! The flowers are abundant and bloom continuously throughout the entire summer. Removal of the dead blossoms encourages longer blooming and healthier flowers.